International anarchist plot to murder European rulers unearthed
Chicago prosecutors disclosed an alleged international conspiracy by anarchists to kill European rulers led by the czar and William II. The plan surfaced while investigating Jean Crones, a suspected poisoner connected to the Mundelein Archbishop banquet poisoning, with the group said to have branches in multiple U.S. cities.
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Chicago
Europe
Maclay Hoyne
Cook County
Jean Crones
Mundelein
William
America
Hoyne
Down Town
Lord Robert Cecil Rejects German Promise On Submarine War
London. Lord Robert Cecil, minister of war trade, told American reporters that Germany cannot be trusted to keep any promise on submarine warfare. He said Germany once slackened its war while Britain blocked food, then resumed, and that Britain has no faith in any German pledge.
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London
Robert Cecil
Reichstag
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Foreign Office
Robert
Germany
Great Britain
Lord Robert
Villa Located Near Parral After Mexican Escape
Francisco Villa was located at La Bonquilla Friday night in a code message from Torreon. La Bonquilla lies about fifty five miles southeast of Latero and north of Parral. American troops are believed to have reached Satevo and may have moved southward, raising hopes of a pursuit similar to Colonel Dodds ride to Guerrero.
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el Paso
Texas
Francisco Villa
la Bonquilla
Torreon
Mexico
Latero
Parral
Satevo
Dodd
Guerrero
United States
Telephone service cuts hit Salt Lake area towns
Salt Lake City and the cities of Murray Sandy and Midvale face near total loss of phone service after a consumer-led wave of line removals in protest of a telephone company rate dispute. Suburban subscribers largely disconnected as tensions over pricing escalate.
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Salt Lake City
Murray
Sandy
Midvale
Salt Lake County
German Losses at Verdun Reach 200000
Estimated German casualties before Verdun have reached 200000 men, a massive toll in the battle, according to figures released Friday from a semi official source detailing the war losses.
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Verdun
Paris
Congressmen Press Griffin Bill for Postal Employee Pensions
Washington lawmakers urged the house postal committee to report the Griffin bill granting annual pensions of 400 dollars to postal employees. The push signals bipartisan backing for enhanced retirement benefits for postal staff.
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Washington
House Postal Committee
Steamer Kio Pasig Reported Given Up
Seattle dispatch states the American steamer Kio Pasig, which sailed from Puget Sound in December with cotton and merchandise for the Kuselan government, has been abandoned or given up for boat.
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Seattle
Wash
Puget Sound
FTC Upholds Right to Refuse to Sell to Multiple Theaters
The Federal Trade Commission rules Motion Picture Corp may distribute to refuse selling to more than one theater in a city. Claims that the Clayton Act was violated are rejected.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
No Intention to Change Orders as Villa Pursuit Continues
Secretary Lansing and Secretary Baker deny plans to withdraw U S troops from Mexico and preserve Funston's original orders. A private train load of supplies moves toward Casas Grandes and Pearson to aid General Pershing, with rail use limited to supplementary support. The rail strategy contrasts with truck routes from Columbus as the main supply artery, while the Villa pursuit remains at a standstill pending transport solutions. The federal volunteer system remains part of the army bill after a 36 to 34 Senate vote, ending four days of debate.
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Washington
Lansing
Mexico
Villa
Baker
War Department
Funston
Juarez
Casas Grandes and
Pearson
General Pershing
Carranza
United States
Columbus
Senate
Lee
U.S. and Spaniard Killed by Bandits Near Rosario Sinaloa
Three United States citizens and one Spaniard were killed by Mexican bandits nine miles south of Rosario Sinaloa according to advices received from Mazatlan at the Southern Pacific Railroad office.
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Tucson
Ariz
United States
Rosario
Sinaloa
Mexico
Mazatlan
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
German Attacks Near Verdun and St Eloi Press British Lines
German forces press heavy fighting around Verdun and launch a strong attack against the new British positions near St Eloi, a few miles south of Ypres, as part of ongoing Western Front action.
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London
Verdun
St. Eloi
Ypres
Bank Robbery Reported Near Houston Pa Two Men Steal 15000
A bank robbery occurred near Houston Pennsylvania when two men robbed the First National Bank of Houston shortly after noon Thursday, escaping in an automobile with fifteen thousand dollars.
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Pennsylvania
Canonsburg
First National Bank of
Houston
German Submarine Sunk by Allied Warships
Paris reports a German submarine was sunk Thursday by a squadron of French and British warships. The submarine crew was captured by the allied forces.
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Paris
Ministry of Marine
Bandits Murder Fifty in Mexico Train Attack
Fifty people including women and children were killed by bandits who wrecked a passenger train between Torreon and Zacatecas on March 28. The assault occurred as the marauders swept through the cars and fired indiscriminately. Local authorities pursued the attackers as reports warned of further danger.
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Laredo
Texas
Bandlia
Torreon
Zacatecas
Sedition Put Down in Rio Janeiro
Police crushed a seditious movement organized by Federal deputy Maurice Lacerda in Rio Janeiro. Several arrests were made and the government opened an inquiry into the activity.
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Rio Janéiro
Maurice Lacerda
Roosevelt Hat In The Ring Sets Terms For Nomination
In an exchange at Sagamore Hill, Colonel Roosevelt states the conditions under which he would accept the Republican nomination. He insists a nominee must place America first, uphold equal citizenship, and require allegiance to the United States over all other loyalties. He rejects nominating him for any reason not in national interest.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Congress
Republican Party
United States
America
Uncle Sam
Express Companies Prospering in December 1915
Returns to the Interstate Commerce Commission show express firms posting sharp gains in December 1915 over December 1914 with net revenues up more than 400 percent.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Munition Plant Tieup Stirs Detroit Labor Cause
More than 100 draw press operators inspectors and laborers at the Ireland and Mathews munitions plant in Detroit refused to work Wednesday until their demand for higher wages was granted.
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Detroit
Ireland & Mathews
Child Labor Bill Reported by Senate Committee
Washington report says the interstate commerce committee approved a favorable six to five vote on a house bill to bar products of child labor from interstate commerce. The measure moves toward full Senate consideration with supporters urging swift action.
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Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Bethmann Hollweg Denies Hostility Toward America
In a Reichstag address on April 6 the imperial chancellor defended Germany’s aims and rejected reports of plans to attack or seize U S territory. He said Germans fight for their existence and future, not for space in foreign lands, and urged resolve toward victory.
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Berlin
von Bethmann- Hollweg
Reichstag
Germany
United States
Canada
Brazil
Family of Six Slain in Wakaw District
Saskatoon reports a grim murder in the Wakaw district where Proke Manchure his wife and brother in law and three children were slain, wiping out an entire family of six.
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Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Proke Manchure
Isaac Sieg el S New York Twentieth District Representative
Isaac Siegel is identified as the congressman representing New York's Twentieth district. The text notes his role as a U S House member for that district.
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Jaaac Siegel
Congress
New York
Progressive Leader Dead in Sherman Texas
General Cecil A. Lyon Progressive national committeeman died Tuesday night in Sherman after several weeks illness. Lyon was a prominent figure in national politics for many years.
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Sherman
Texas
Cecil A. Lyon
Progressive National Committee
Lyon
Farmers and Dairymen Strike Hits Chicago Area
About ten thousand farmers and dairymen went on strike around Chicago causing twenty eight milk distributing plants to close, per W. J. Kittle secretary of the Milk Producers association.
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Chicago
W. J. Kittle
The
Milk Producers’ Association
French Drive Back Germans Near Douaumont and Haucourt
German forces attacked south of Douaumont toward French first lines but were repulsed with heavy losses as French fire halted the advance. In the same area French troops pushed back Teutons north of the Caillette wood. An assault on Haucourt near Verdun also failed while efforts to seize trenches near Seppois in the Vosges failed. Along the western front bombardments and mining continued. on the Russian front activity increased but positions held. Austrians occupied a border ridge between Lobbinalta and Monte Fumo, and artillery duels persisted on Doberdo and in the Giudicarian Alps. A fourth Zeppelin raid hit England with no casualties or damage claimed.
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London
Douaumont
Verdun
Caillette Wood
Teutons
Lobbinalta
Monte Fumo
Doberdo
Col. di Lana
England
Berlin
Yarmouth
Democrats win big in Chicago alderman races
In Chicago thirty five wards Democrats captured twenty one, Socialists one, and Republicans thirteen. With thirty five aldermen, the party gains bring Democrats within four seats of control of the city council, improving on last year's seven wards.
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Chicago
William H.thompson
Idaho Supreme Court voids inheritance tax claim on Harriman widow
The Idaho Supreme Court dismissed the state’s bid to collect an inheritance tax from Mrs. Mary W. Harriman widow of E. H. Harriman former Union Pacific head. Justice Department sought a writ of mandate against Ada County probate judge.
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Boise
Idaho
Mary W. Harriman
E. H. Harriman
Union Pacific System
Supreme Court of
J. H. Peterson
Ada County
Five stabbed and fourteen injured in Brooklyn shirtwaist raid
In Brooklyn a raid on a shirt waist factory by alleged strikers left five men stabbed and fourteen injured, including five girls. Police say the attack was inspired by men discharged after a broader needle trades walkout several weeks earlier.
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New York
Brooklyn
Navy bill hearings end with Daniels urging five year build plan
The house naval committee closed three days of testimony on the 1917 naval appropriation bill. Secretary Daniels wrapped up with a final appeal in support of the administration's five year building program.
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Washington
House Naval Committee
Daniels
Aero Club replies to prize offer for first trans Atlantic flight
New York report states the Aero Club of America answered Lord Northcliffe that the $50,000 prize for the first trans Atlantic flight would be opened after the war. The exchange follows a cablegram asking if the antebellum offer remains valid.
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New York
Aero Club of American
Lord Northcliffe
Ford Wins Michigan GOP Primary in Detroit Returns
Detroit papers report Henry Ford of Detroit defeated U S Senator William Allen Smith of Grand Rapids for the Republican nomination by a majority around 4500 in Michigan's presidential preference primary held Monday.
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Detroit
Michigan
Henry Ford
United States
William Allen Smith
Grand Rapids
Negro Murderer Captured in Norfolk
George Carter, the Negro who shot and killed B. Davis, ordinary seaman from the battleship New Hampshire, and Charles Strow 600, a Marine from the Norfolk naval hospital, has been captured.
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Norfolk, Va
George Carter
B. Davis
New Hampshire
Charlies Strow- 600
Norfolk Naval Hospital
Houston Stew art Chamberlain Applies for Bavarian Naturalization
Bayreuth Bavaria reports that Houston Stew art Chamberlain the author has applied for naturalization as a Bavarian subject. He has lived in Germany since youth and is presently a British subject.
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Bayreuth
Bavaria
Houston Stewart Chamberlain
Chaberlain
Germany
Thief by Deception in Sale and Burglary Analogy
The speaker condemns selling below value by exploiting a buyer’s ignorance and compares deceitful sales to burglary. If a buyer overpays for a misrepresented item, the seller is a thief, and taking more than an article’s worth is dishonesty. The passage links fraudulent sales to theft of property.
Mrs B Reveals Outfit Blunder At Social Event
In a murky evening, Mrs B new to the neighborhood attended a social event. She wore a Cinderella party slip with storm rubbers over her feet and later forgot to remove them, exposing her hosiery to the public eye.
Unrest in Crimson Gulch Sparks Silent Tension
Fragmented dialogue shows residents grappling with distrust and talk of disarmament amid rising unease in Crimson Gulch. Figures debate safety and peaceful resolution while fear of violence lingers in the town.
Diverse troops in the Russian army
The text notes a blend of troops in the Russian army including peasants and various ethnic groups such as Tartars Finns Lithuanians Poles and others. It highlights that soldiers come from peasant and other social classes.
Willing to Be of Use Bride Payment Plea
Fragmentary line shows a plea or dialogue about payment in a bride context. The muffled text references a spouse and a request related to compensation, suggesting a domestic or marriage negotiation scene.
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Peipds
Uy le
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